International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Orlando Pirates and JS Saoura are looking forward to this CAF Confederations Cup fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It should be mentioned that JS Saoura play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for JS Saoura on grass are 6 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats from 17 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 17-21. You can compare this with overall results below.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Last season, Orlando Pirates's CAF Confederations Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals against Raja Casablanca.18 points is a decent return from 9 Premier League games here at Orlando Stadium for Orlando Pirates. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Ahead of that match, Orlando won a home game hosting AmaZulu (2-1).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Orlando Pirates, as the Premier League home game vs Golden Arrows is only three days away.
The Orlando Pirates fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. From these home matches, Orlando Pirates have conceded only 8 goals.
JS Saoura form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, JS Saoura have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far.
Saoura's last game was the home draw against RC Arbaa (0-0).
Prior to that result JS Saoura won their away game at NA Hussein Dey in the Ligue 1. The scoreline was 2-1.Looking at the earlier recent performances of JS Saoura when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing one and winning two games.
Saoura have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 11 goals have been scored. JS Saoura have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Hamidi 8 goals | A. Lahmeri 5 goals | O. Bellatreche 5 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
JS Saoura missing players
| Orlando Pirates | JS Saoura | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Scored | S | 13 | 42 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 20 | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 28% | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.1 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 36% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 6.4 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | JS Saoura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 47 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| 3 | Stellenbosch | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | AmaZulu | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Real Kings | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Sekhukhune United | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Cape Town City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Golden Arrows | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Tshakhuma | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 16 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Baroka | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | TS Galaxy | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 36 |
| 2 | JS Saoura | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
| 3 | Paradou AC | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | USM Alger | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| 5 | ES Setif | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | MC Alger | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | CS Constantine | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | US Biskra | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 9 | JS Kabylie | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 10 | RC Arbaa | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 11 | ASO Chlef | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | NC Magra | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 | MC Oran | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 16 | Olympique Medea | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | RC Relizane | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Tlemcen | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -21 | 9 |
